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UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Annual Report
2000
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RAIPON
Capacity building and participation of Russia's indigenous
peoples in the sustainable development of the Arctic
The Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
(RAIPON), received support to develop and produce their in-
ternal newsletters and their web page. The project worked fur-
ther with partners to develop project activities in the fields of
telecommunications, independent environmental impact assess-
ments, legal frameworks, environmental information and re-
porting, and potentials for small sustainable traditional business
development. The main funding is provided by the Govern-
ment of Norway. The Saami Council is a key partner.
Arctic Environmental Atlas
This interactive map application, launched in December 2000,
displays a number of environment-related themes, such as pop-
ulation density, WWF ecoregions and protected areas from a
polar view. The datasets are primarily global datasets that have
been formatted to fit the Arctic view.
maps.grida.no/arcticPromoting Arctic Information on the Internet
GRID-Arendal actively promoted access to Arctic information
on the Internet during 2000, and hosted the web pages of a
number of Arctic organisations.
The Arctic Council
One of GRID-Arendal's major partners is the Arctic Council.
In an agreement with the Arctic Council, GRID-Arendal sup-
ported their web site:
www.arctic-council.org. This serves and
facilitates all future Arctic Secretariat geographic locations by se-
curing the domain name which will remain the same.
AMAP
The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
www.amap.noCAFF
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF).
caff.arctic-council.orgPAME
Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)
pame.arctic-council.orgParliamentary Cooperation in the Arctic
The web site of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of
the Arctic Region
www.grida.no/parlArctic NGOs
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Arctic Programme
www.ngo.grida.no/wwfapCircumpolar Conservation Union
www.circumpolar.orgRussian Association of Indigenous Peoples (RAIPON)
www.raipon.org